Cherry Stain On Oak Cabinets
Cherry and mahogany are closed or tight grained woods similar to maple which is why that wood will take the stain and look like cherry.
Cherry stain on oak cabinets. I know that 90 of you are cursing your 1990s oak cabinets while the remaining 10 love them and wouldn t let a lick of paint go near them. If you prefer the look of a more subtle grain pattern many home centers carry birch or maple cabinets in addition to oak. Make sure you also. This post is sponsored by minwax.
The rough cost to refinish the cabinets with gel stain was. He should marry it. I love oak cabinets. If you are unsure of what color to use buy small quantities of several gel stain colors and test them all out step 3 buy several white china bristle brushes in 1 1 5 and or 2 inch 2 5 3 8 or 5 cm sizes.
Did you crave cherry cabinets until you saw the steep price tag. You will use the back of this door to test your stain colors step 2 visit a hardware store and buy a cherry shade of gel stain such as old master. We ve been wanting to do a wood stain study for years now and in my head i wanted to do every type of wood with about 20 different stains each but with limited resources not to mention space we settled on 5 popular species of wood commonly used by diyers with 6 different stains. But there s no rule that says you have to use oak.
2 light 2 medium and 2 dark. Cherry cabinets can warm up an otherwise pallid lifeless room. My father in law is going to give me the hardest time for this post. Buh bye oak cabinets i conquered you.
Like maple cherry can be sanded to a high polish. I would have preferred the more muted brown. Its grain is fine yet distinct so it s perfect for those who appreciate the character of natural wood but want to avoid anything too rustic. A light gray stain will give your cabinets character is unexpected and allows you to retain a soft light neutral look that easily works with many design styles finishes materials and colors.
A cherry stain on birch or maple will give you a close approximation of cherry wood. If you want an even darker wood cherry also takes dark stain better than maple and oak. The georgian cherry is really bright thus far but i like it. Out with the golden brown in with a dark rich javalicious stain.
He loves it so much. I have oak cabinets in our home and i love them but not all oak or wood cabinets were. September 17 2012 at 11 34 pm. This kitchen has a lot of wood in it but because the cabinetry color is not a typical wood tone there s enough variation to keep it from appearing.
Oak is an open grained wood and it will never look right stained cherry or mahogany. I have had at least 25 conversations with.